Selling in the new century

My granddaddy could sell anything. When the shoe company pensioned him off after 50 years, he went straight to work for a little outfit selling customized pens and plaques. He couldn't stand not to sell. And I can't sell to save my life. Journalists tend to make lousy salespeople and un-promising sales prospects because we don't take any claim at face value. Come to think of it,...

Get a life

Why are we here? Is our purpose in life a) to find fulfillment and human dignity in relationships of mutual love and respect? b) to act as stewards of the earth's bounty and nurturers of its inhabitants? or c) to maximize shareholder value? After years of living through a supercharged but sometimes vicious business environment, some Americans are focusing anew on that existential question...

Women's Work Maybe someday there won't be a genre of women in business books. Maybe someday the experiences of women in the business world won't be all that different from men's experiences. For now, though, the shelves groan with women's biz books that tellingly share one characteristic: They all deal with women's struggles to triumph over obstacles strewn into their financial and career paths...